This book provides the reader with a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with ADHD. Contained is up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Although primarily written for parents, the information contained is also very suitable for teenagers, educators, and health professionals. Concepts discussed include controversial treatments for ADHD, medications to treat ADHD, building positive communication at home, problem-solving strategies to resolve family conflict, ADHD and the military, study strategies to improve learning, ADHD and delinquency, 200 educational accommodations for ADHD teens, and more.

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About the Author:

Harvey C. Parker, PhD, has been one of the country's leading ADHD advocates a founder of CHADD, a national organization founded to help children and adults with ADHD. He is an author and coauthor of over ten books, including The ADHD Handbook for Schools, The ADHD Workbook for Parents, Study Strategies Made Easy, and Study Strategies for Early School Success. He lectures nationally to parents and professional groups and maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Plantation, Florida.

Review:

Put Yourself in Their Shoes is must reading for parents who have adolescents with ADHD. Dr. Parker, one of the foremost experts in understanding and helping youngsters with ADHD, has added another wonderful, easy-to-read book to the many other books he has written about ADHD. His newewst book contains a wealth of information about understanding the world of teenagers with ADHD. He describes effective assessment and treatment approaches including strategies to foster problem-solving, communication, study, and social skills in teenagers. He offers important information about the legal rights of teenagers with ADHD and outlines steps to help them succeed both in the high school environment and then as they enter college, vocational education, the workforce or the military. -- Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and author of The Self-Esteem Teacher

Book Description Partners Publishing Group, United States, 1999. Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. This book provides the reader with a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with ADHD. Contained is up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Although primarily written for parents, the information contained is also very suitable for teenagers, educators, and health professionals. Concepts discussed include controversial treatments for ADHD, medications to treat ADHD, building positive communication at home, problem-solving strategies to resolve family conflict, ADHD and the military, study strategies to improve learning, ADHD and delinquency, 200 educational accommodations for ADHD teens, and more. Seller Inventory # AAS9781886941199

Book Description Partners Publishing Group, United States, 1999. Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book. This book provides the reader with a sense of what it is like to be an adolescent with ADHD. Contained is up-to-date information on how ADHD affects the lives of adolescents at home, in school, in the workplace, and in social relationships. Although primarily written for parents, the information contained is also very suitable for teenagers, educators, and health professionals. Concepts discussed include controversial treatments for ADHD, medications to treat ADHD, building positive communication at home, problem-solving strategies to resolve family conflict, ADHD and the military, study strategies to improve learning, ADHD and delinquency, 200 educational accommodations for ADHD teens, and more. Seller Inventory # AAS9781886941199

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